European Airbnb rival 9flats acquires iStopOver to expand to North America

Thanks to the purchase, the Germany-based short-term accommodations marketplace will be opening up its first office in North America (in Toronto, Canada to be more precise) and add “thousands more places to choose from in New York, San Francisco, Chicago” and a bunch of other locations.

The acquisition will allow 9flats to double its customer offerings to over 100,000 beds worldwide, the company says, adding that it will also double its support team as a result of the iStopOver customer services team joining 9flats in full.